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Episode 52. The Dark Side of Oz: Wolf Creek (2005) and The Loved Ones (2009)

Andrea and Alex head to a land down under, exploring a landscape which seems familiar but can change drastically when you head down the wrong back country road. From familial ties to an unforgiving Outback, Australia can provide a terrifying backdrop for the darkest of human psyches.

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3 thoughts on “Episode 52. The Dark Side of Oz: Wolf Creek (2005) and The Loved Ones (2009)”

First of all, hi! I just started listening to this podcast in the last month or so and I love it! But omg I just finished listening to this episode and I had to come here and capslock that I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING CUBE NEXT!!!! That movie is so so dear to me. I watched it with my dad when I was quite young (13 but maybe that’s just young to me?) when it first came out. We’ve always had a love of sci-if movies so I think that genre is what pulled us to this movie but I have had a steadfast love for CUBE all these years. I am actually quite fond of the Sci-Fi channel sequel too. And then was it CUBE ZERO that was next? I have seen them all but of course the original remains the best. Thank you so much for choosing this film I am going to be so anxious for this episode!

Haven’t listened to The Loved Ones part yet (half to see the movie first). But you guys are dead on with Wolf Creek . . . I was suckered into the “final girl” trope and was thinking Liz was going to succeed. Heartbreaking! I would add that Wolf Creek seemed to fit a pattern of much darker horror in the post 9/11 period. And the killer remaining at large echoed how Bin Laden loomed in the world at the time.